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Easy 5 Ingredient Recipe for Tasty Crock Pot Carnitas Tacos

October 23, 2015

This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #ChooseNexium24HR #CollectiveBias When life gets busy, I strive to keep things simple by planning easy meals for weeknights. This Crock Pot Carnitas Tacos recipe requires only a few ingredients and is very easy to make. Simple solutions – yes please!

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Crock Pot Cooking for Easy Meals

I am always looking for new ways to make our lives easier. Taking care of a family keeps you busy and sometimes I can forget to do things, even important things – like having a meal ready. One way I try to keep our family on track is by planning meals at least a day in advance. By setting aside ingredients the night before, I can have a crock pot meal ready to go in the morning and set it and forget it until suppertime. Dinner is a special time for us and spending that time together as a family helps keep us all grounded.

Many of our family favorites are from a crock pot. For me that’s great news because I’m able to wake up in the morning, know exactly what we will be eating for dinner that night, throw all the ingredients in the slow cooker, and not think about it for the rest of the day. I’ve included links to some of our crock pot family favorites at the end of this post. Keep reading to learn more.

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Crock Pot Carnitas Tacos

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This dish is from the family archive of favorites. It’s so simple and easy and involves only a handful of ingredients. This dish resonates with our kids because it can be enjoyed without a single utensil. Maybe it’s the same in all families with children, but it seems like any food that can be eaten with your hands is a huge hit in our home.  One of our favorite crock pot dinners: Carnitas Tacos.

Just a few ingredients simmering together in a crock pot all day creates a savory, full of flavor dinner that everyone loves. Pork roast perfectly seasoned and slow cooked until it falls apart served in warm tortillas and topped with our family’s favorite fixings. It’s a simple recipe with big flavors. If you like crock pot cooking, I’ve included recipes for some of our other family favorites at the end of this post.

Heartburn Relief

My kids tend to resist new foods and new flavors so planning our meals a day or two in advance helps me keep the kid-approved meals on a regular rotation. Knowing ahead-of-time helps me plan, but there used to be a time that I resisted certain foods (even family favorites) because of frequent heartburn.

Simple meal solutions with Crock Post Carnitas Tacos and Nexium24HR

Being able to sit down with my family and enjoy the same foods together is wonderful.  Nexium 24HR is one of my favorite simple solutions, I take one pill and I have protection from frequent heartburn all-day and all-night. Now, just as easily as I throw a meal into a crockpot in the morning and forget about it; I can take one Nexium 24HR in the morning and forget about heartburn. We can all eat together and mommy doesn’t have to make blander meals for the heartburn sufferers at home.

Crock Pot Carnitas Tacos  Ingredients

  • 1 pork loin roast 2-3 pounds
  • ½ yellow onion cut in half
  • 2 cloves of garlic smashed
  • 2 tblsp seasoning salt
  • 1 tsp pepper
  • ¼ cup water

Directions for Crock Pot Carnitas Tacos

Step 1: Combine all the ingredients in your crock pot. Pork roast first, then onions and garlic, water poured over and season salt and pepper last.

Step 2: Cover the crock pot and cook the roast on low for 6-8 hours.

Step 3: Once the roast is done cooking, fork shred the meat while inside the crock pot to allow it to soak in the juices.

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Step 4: Warm your corn tortillas and prepare your toppings of choice. My favorite toppings are simple: cilantro and onions.

tortillas, cilantro, onions

Step 5: Fill your warm corn tortillas and garnish your tacos. Enjoy!

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Where can you find Nexium 24HR?

Fortunately, Walgreens is right next to my supermarket, so after picking up my Crock Pot Carnitas Tacos ingredients I stopped by Walgreens.  Nexium 24HR is in the heartburn/antacids aisle at your local Walgreens.

Nexium @ walgreens

What is your favorite simple meal planning solution?

I think you and your family will enjoy a crock pot full of these flavor-filled Carnitas Tacos.  Do you have a favorite, simple meal that is a regular part of your meal planning? Please leave a comment or share a recipe below. I love hearing from my readers.

Monica

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